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the white house is investigating whether the attacks were planned, and president obama has promised to bring the killers to justice. >> in the darkness and confusion, witnesses said the area was cordoned off by heavily armed men. the attack was linked with an american film the attackers then insulting the prophet mohammed. >> we have to stop this. stopping the film is our hope. >> by the morning the u.s. consulate in bengasi was in ruins, but this was not the first attack. in june the convoy was hit. no one was killed, and the un has also been targeted. the u.s. ambassador christopher stephens started his time as envoy to anti-gaddafi rebels. the libyan government said he was killed by old regime loyalists. they speculated the attack might have been to mark the anniversary of 9-11. >> there is no justification to this. the world must stand together to reject these acts. already many libyans have joined us in doing so, and these will not break the bonds between the united states and libya. >> the new prime minister has just been named after the recent elections, but the killing shows th
the white house is investigating whether the attacks were planned, and president obama has promised to bring the killers to justice. >> in the darkness and confusion, witnesses said the area was cordoned off by heavily armed men. the attack was linked with an american film the attackers then insulting the prophet mohammed. >> we have to stop this. stopping the film is our hope. >> by the morning the u.s. consulate in bengasi was in ruins, but this was not the first attack. in...
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america and now, based on the old strategy or tactics, and that means all the work done by president obama's administration has just disappeared. it is like a waste of time. i believe america successfully manage to pull itself out of the so-called war on terror, which is very important for the future between us and america and the arab world. >> it is also the new arab leaders. they met in europe this week to seek financial assistance. >> we stand against anybody who harbors these faults slogans or cause this hatred among the people. we cannot help -- cannot accept there is such an anti -- enmity or the killing of anybody, no matter how. >> clashes resumed in cairo, despite an attempt by google to block addiction access to the controversial film. it is another week of difficulties in the relationship between america and the new arab democracies. >> i have been talking to the u.s. ambassador to the un and paul wolfowitz. do you think the film had anything to do with it? clacks i think the film is the immediate, proximate cause -- >> i think the film is the immediate, proximate cause. but i th
america and now, based on the old strategy or tactics, and that means all the work done by president obama's administration has just disappeared. it is like a waste of time. i believe america successfully manage to pull itself out of the so-called war on terror, which is very important for the future between us and america and the arab world. >> it is also the new arab leaders. they met in europe this week to seek financial assistance. >> we stand against anybody who harbors these...
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. >> the obama campaign raced out a new advertisement. >> it shows he thinks that half of the country feels like victims. >> victims, i would not say so. >> the real problem is this is not a one-off. he spent the last days explaining away controversial remarks rather than punching home his big message. and his campaign seems to have descended into bickering panicked by the polls. in the race for the why house, barack obama and mitt romney were neck-and-neck but after the party conventions, the president called a head. -- pulled ahead. >> the campaign has been ragged around the edges. it needs to be sharpened. the candidates to be focused. he is no worse than two. behind. he is no worse than even with money. romney is strong the last to get better. >> mitt romney and the president agree the gulf between their visions -- the candidates is learning that dismissing voters on the other side of the divide is not good politics. >> how pivotal a row with its recording play in the presidential campaign? for answers we turn to a staff writer covering national politics for the atlantic. less tha
. >> the obama campaign raced out a new advertisement. >> it shows he thinks that half of the country feels like victims. >> victims, i would not say so. >> the real problem is this is not a one-off. he spent the last days explaining away controversial remarks rather than punching home his big message. and his campaign seems to have descended into bickering panicked by the polls. in the race for the why house, barack obama and mitt romney were neck-and-neck but after the...
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president obama rally supporters but is then hit with a disappointing jobs numbers. a young christian girl accused of blasphemy in pakistan is granted bail. she could soon be freed. but if she's safe? he really is treading on three eyes. the arctic is melting and the ripples could affect us all around the world. >> scientists are stunned by how much ice has melted this summer. the change so dramatic it could be affecting the global weather. >> welcome on our viewers in america and around the globe. the stadium had hardly been cleared after president obama's speech to the democratic convention when americans were hit with the reality of more disappointing jobs numbers. obama himself admitted that progress is not good enough but he added recovery will take time. last night, that is exactly what he asked voters for more of. our editor starts are coverage. >> he came on the chance on four more years and that is what it is all about, whether this man deserves to stay as president of the united states. he says he shares the pain and frustration of those who have lost their
president obama rally supporters but is then hit with a disappointing jobs numbers. a young christian girl accused of blasphemy in pakistan is granted bail. she could soon be freed. but if she's safe? he really is treading on three eyes. the arctic is melting and the ripples could affect us all around the world. >> scientists are stunned by how much ice has melted this summer. the change so dramatic it could be affecting the global weather. >> welcome on our viewers in america and...
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obama has work to do. >> back in l.a., obama was a brand-new figure, like the next kennedy. it was a big deal, really excited. >> because of what we do on this day in this election at this defining moment, change has come to america. >> it was my turn. that is how i saw it. it was my time to finally get my ideas and my thoughts out there. i would go into the office at, like, 4:00 right after school and not leave until 2:00 in the morning. now, i have stepped away. >> in the beginning, i was supportive of the president. not necessarily for the serial vied that he had -- the e thereal vibe that he had. a lot of people got consumed by that and were not focusing on him as a president. so i started to volunteer last year because i am all over this election. supporting the president, and as i like to say, having his back this year. i really wanted to be a foot soldier for the campaign. >> before he was energizing us based on hope and change, all of that, i think, just entranced so many people in a way that they are not ready to get back up, they are not ready to let that go -- the
obama has work to do. >> back in l.a., obama was a brand-new figure, like the next kennedy. it was a big deal, really excited. >> because of what we do on this day in this election at this defining moment, change has come to america. >> it was my turn. that is how i saw it. it was my time to finally get my ideas and my thoughts out there. i would go into the office at, like, 4:00 right after school and not leave until 2:00 in the morning. now, i have stepped away. >> in...
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obama is still distant, somewhat removed from this. he has not engaged on a personal level enough with people, so you see obama reacting intellectually, sometimes with passion, but never to the point, my god, we've got to solve this problem. when i interviewed him for the book at length, he pointed the finger right at the opposition party, the republicans. >> bob woodward, thank you very much indeed for joining us. what started as a dispute over a small group of uninhabited islands in the east china sea has escalated into a standoff between china and japan. the two countries both claim the territory as their own, and now violent demonstrations have led some of the biggest global brands to shut down the chinese operations. >> anti-japanese protests across china showed no signs of abating. in the southern city, thousands of demonstrators surround the japanese consulate. there anger was in full public display. these are being filled by an escalating territorial dispute between the two countries over islands in the east china sea. demonstr
obama is still distant, somewhat removed from this. he has not engaged on a personal level enough with people, so you see obama reacting intellectually, sometimes with passion, but never to the point, my god, we've got to solve this problem. when i interviewed him for the book at length, he pointed the finger right at the opposition party, the republicans. >> bob woodward, thank you very much indeed for joining us. what started as a dispute over a small group of uninhabited islands in the...
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i think that president obama, secretary of state clinton, and other leaders across the western world should explain over and over again to their colleagues in arab-muslim countries that what they are demanding is something that date as elected politicians simply cannot give to them. there is constitutionally protected speech. the films we have seen, the cartoons. that is protected in the united states by the first amendment. they just do not have the power to change any of that. the fact that, you know, the secretary of state in the united states saying this film is bad and reprehensible and disgusting -- that is an expression of her opinion. it is not a promise to introduce legislation to curb that. they should listen to the prime minister of turkey, the president of egypt, you know, the pakastani is. all these muslim countries. what they are really seeking is an amendment of the first amendment, and that just is not going to happen. >> should there not the laws against inciting, as it were, religious hatred? there are such laws in some countries -- the united kingdom. presumably th
i think that president obama, secretary of state clinton, and other leaders across the western world should explain over and over again to their colleagues in arab-muslim countries that what they are demanding is something that date as elected politicians simply cannot give to them. there is constitutionally protected speech. the films we have seen, the cartoons. that is protected in the united states by the first amendment. they just do not have the power to change any of that. the fact that,...
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>> i don't think that obama would like to lead on this. let others try to step up to lead, they want to put restrictions into place and that frustrates allies. especially turkey, saudi arabia, qatar as well. >> thank you for coming. france says it will temporarily close its indices and schools and in 20 countries after a french magazine published satirical pictures of the prophet mohammad. the last time it published similar cartoons, the french offices of the magazine were firebombed. >> the right police were at the offices this morning. not the only precaution the french authorities were taking. the cartoon satirize the muslim reaction to an american movie. the next pri will be friday, the moslem day of prayer. -- the next printing will be friday. when we attacked the catholic hard right, nobody talked about it. but we're not allowed to make fun of muslim hotliners. it is the new rule, but we will not obey it. >> they printed a similar series of cartoons earlier and there offices were firebombed. its style is widely recognized. it is ofte
>> i don't think that obama would like to lead on this. let others try to step up to lead, they want to put restrictions into place and that frustrates allies. especially turkey, saudi arabia, qatar as well. >> thank you for coming. france says it will temporarily close its indices and schools and in 20 countries after a french magazine published satirical pictures of the prophet mohammad. the last time it published similar cartoons, the french offices of the magazine were...
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it is a big state that could make all of the difference between obama and romney. all of that is true. but who cares? or to put it more precisely, are we missing the bigger picture for florida and the rest of the united states? which is that this country has become ungovernable. its politics are poisonous. miami dade colleges the biggest in the nation. 175,000 students. all of them called on the streets in this massive voter registration drive which comes at the end of months of court battles over access. what i need you need? how far in advance can you do it? poorer voters are less likely to get to the polls on time. folks think florida republicans are fighting dirty. >> the efforts have come from republicans. in essence, you have the fact of suppressing the vote. >> that is what you see the purpose is? >> exactly. >> that is a fundamental issue at the heart of american democracy. if you think people are trying to stop their opponent's voting. >> extremely self. especially when the people that are registered to vote are with a red -- organization like ours. they a
it is a big state that could make all of the difference between obama and romney. all of that is true. but who cares? or to put it more precisely, are we missing the bigger picture for florida and the rest of the united states? which is that this country has become ungovernable. its politics are poisonous. miami dade colleges the biggest in the nation. 175,000 students. all of them called on the streets in this massive voter registration drive which comes at the end of months of court battles...
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mousavi video president obama put out, this thing -- you saw the video president obama put up, distancing america from the film. does that help? >> it does help. it is the first time united states is taking this kind of innovative pro-active measure. in some ways, you are trying to use this when already a tidal wave has started. it is hard to stop a tidal wave. >> is there anything washington can do? >> keep engaging on an ongoing basis. not this one a crisis happens. also, when we have disagreements with pakastani, we should explain ourselves to them. we should have kept them engaged. where we see the consequences of the collapse of the relationship as we saw today, then we try to come up with these measures, and often they are good, but they are too little to late. >> is that the problem? we have a short-term policy? >> we decided we should punish them, put pressure on pakistan. well, it worked to an extent, but the consequences also public anger. >> thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> to turkey where a court convicted three military officers of attending to overthrow the governme
mousavi video president obama put out, this thing -- you saw the video president obama put up, distancing america from the film. does that help? >> it does help. it is the first time united states is taking this kind of innovative pro-active measure. in some ways, you are trying to use this when already a tidal wave has started. it is hard to stop a tidal wave. >> is there anything washington can do? >> keep engaging on an ongoing basis. not this one a crisis happens. also,...
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no, we have barack obama. >> in 2008, clinton called obama's claims to oppose the iraq war a fairy tale. >> this question is about which candidate is most likely to return us to full employment. >> in his recent ads, the former president heralded the current one as the champion. good bill clinton appealed to white working-class voters much better than obama did. he cannot win him this election, but he can certainly help. give when bill clinton takes the stage behind me, it will be 20 years to the day since he except in his party's nomination as a presidential candidate in 1992, and since then, he has been a leader of the party, and he has a very big mission tonight. joining me to discuss what clinton needs to do for obama is bill richardson, who worked in the white house. he was the energy secretary under clinton. what does he need to do to persuade people a rock obama can carry on the legacy bill clinton will for the country? >> bill clinton is a symbol of pro-growth democrats. he balanced the budget. he created millions of jobs, technology jobs, green energy. good what he is saying is
no, we have barack obama. >> in 2008, clinton called obama's claims to oppose the iraq war a fairy tale. >> this question is about which candidate is most likely to return us to full employment. >> in his recent ads, the former president heralded the current one as the champion. good bill clinton appealed to white working-class voters much better than obama did. he cannot win him this election, but he can certainly help. give when bill clinton takes the stage behind me, it...
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obama -- >> obama may have done right or not, but if we go republican, we will go back four years and not roger that is any -- where anyone wants to go. >> i'm not sure obama has been with to communicate clearly to the american people what his plan is about. >> this will be tricky for the democrats, hope and change has been replaced by a strategy -- something grubby to something glorias, and rise above petty party bickering. there is a hope among democrats that when the president speaks, you will find new words to inspire. >> the magic was in doing something we had not done before. it is like star trek, go where no man or woman has ever gone before. now it is not trying to do magic. it is trying to do the work. the first lady -- >> the first lady, michelle obama has been practicing her speech tonight. she is now far more popular than hurrahs been. but she has to spell out why he should stay in the white house. >> for more from the democratic benjamin, let's go to our correspondent, steve kingston and charlotte. polls suggest this election is very close, indeed. what do the democrats h
obama -- >> obama may have done right or not, but if we go republican, we will go back four years and not roger that is any -- where anyone wants to go. >> i'm not sure obama has been with to communicate clearly to the american people what his plan is about. >> this will be tricky for the democrats, hope and change has been replaced by a strategy -- something grubby to something glorias, and rise above petty party bickering. there is a hope among democrats that when the...
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president obama is running for reelection. he understands that the last thing he needs is more uncertainty. oil prices could quadruple. plunging markets, more americans dying in afghanistan as a consequence of iran in troublemaker in -- troublemaking. as of right now, he does not accept the notion that this is a war of necessity. israel believes so, but no one else in the international community right now believes it. >> could there be a difference path for iran? >> i do not know. i suspect the intelligence agencies and the pentagon will provide cautionary tales and lay out their risks of what a unilateral american military strike would be like. this is not a 2012 issue. this will be joined sometime. the prime minister actually stated it -- >> next summer. >> yes. and he has compromised credibility and deterrent capacity because the truth is, no one is going to strike iran most likely until any time next spring. what good is a red line if you do not enforce it? >> just to move on, harsh words from the palestinian president abo
president obama is running for reelection. he understands that the last thing he needs is more uncertainty. oil prices could quadruple. plunging markets, more americans dying in afghanistan as a consequence of iran in troublemaker in -- troublemaking. as of right now, he does not accept the notion that this is a war of necessity. israel believes so, but no one else in the international community right now believes it. >> could there be a difference path for iran? >> i do not know. i...
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obama and mr. romney have to address this burgeoning problem is because you cannot just talk about the middle class anymore. 150 million people in this nation are wrestling with poverty in some shape or form. >> tavis smiley, cornell west, thanks so much for joining us. now to the final farewell held today for u.s. astronaut neil armstrong. in 1969, his steps on the moon put him in the history books. today, dignitaries gathered at washington boss national cathedral for a special memorial. armstrong -- at washington's national cathedral for a special memorial. armstrong died last month, but his legacy lives on. >> the national cathedral stretches toward the sky -- a reminder that people only thought they would reach the heavens in the afterlife. then came the space program and neil armstrong. he may have made a giant leap for mankind, but his friends say he thought he was just doing his job. >> i think he, indeed, had been put on earth to fly. remember his reply when somebody asked him what it was l
obama and mr. romney have to address this burgeoning problem is because you cannot just talk about the middle class anymore. 150 million people in this nation are wrestling with poverty in some shape or form. >> tavis smiley, cornell west, thanks so much for joining us. now to the final farewell held today for u.s. astronaut neil armstrong. in 1969, his steps on the moon put him in the history books. today, dignitaries gathered at washington boss national cathedral for a special memorial....
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ambassador for india under the obama administration. it is a very robust defense of america's constitutional rights. how do you think it goes across the muslim world in the wake of this controversial one? >> he tried to do three things and i thought he was very effective. first, he talked about a very strong case for u.s. leadership in the world. he condemned the violence and also made the case for free speech and what that means in the world. secondly, he talked about the advancement of democracy. how that is founded on principles. and thirdly, i thought he talked very effectively to a domestic audience, a litany of achievements that he has obtained in his foreign policy, thereby strengthening his record there. contrasting what governor romney might do or what he might not do. >> as a candidate in the days of the berlin speech, he talked about the need to tear down the wall between christians and jews and muslims. but that was as high as ever. >> as ambassador to india for a few years, you see a lot of good things in the world. the amb
ambassador for india under the obama administration. it is a very robust defense of america's constitutional rights. how do you think it goes across the muslim world in the wake of this controversial one? >> he tried to do three things and i thought he was very effective. first, he talked about a very strong case for u.s. leadership in the world. he condemned the violence and also made the case for free speech and what that means in the world. secondly, he talked about the advancement of...
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when president obama came to the whitehouse, he and his team assessed the relationship between moscow and washington and suggested what they call the reset of those relations which we supported. and i believe that since then, we have been having understanding between us, between moscow and russia, that the really mutually beneficial partnership in the interest of the russian and american people in the interest of international relations given the importance of the two countries can be based on equal, mutually respectful, mutually beneficial relationship. and on that route, we achieved quite a lot. i would be incomplete if i don't mention that there are problems, of course. you mentioned one of them, missile defense. we think this is a very critical issue in the relationship, having consequences for the global stability and strategic -- i recall it was the united states who suggested back in 1972 to sign the treaty which limited the missile defense deployment by the soviet union at that time and russia. it was all this decay considered by the military of both countries as being very im
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they had been run ago race that would be a referendum on president obama in which president obama would be found wanting. therefore his challenger would win. that has not i think been sufficient. it's become more of a choice election. that reflects a success by the obama folks in raising questions about governor romney. so he is now forced to make a stronger case for himself. and the problem with coming out with specifics, whether it's on economic policy or foreign policy, is that it gives more for your critics to pick at and criticize as well as giving americans a better sense of what you do in office. >> ifill: so we can assume that the people in chicago, the obama folks are just kicked back, happy about this, got it in the bag, right? >> not quite. . although i think they feel... clearly they feel better than they did before the conventions. i think their belief is they have now a more solid lead. however small it may be. it is a more solid lead than they had going into the conventions. i think they also think that this race will tighten further. they know the pitfalls ahead with the
they had been run ago race that would be a referendum on president obama in which president obama would be found wanting. therefore his challenger would win. that has not i think been sufficient. it's become more of a choice election. that reflects a success by the obama folks in raising questions about governor romney. so he is now forced to make a stronger case for himself. and the problem with coming out with specifics, whether it's on economic policy or foreign policy, is that it gives more...
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i think david is right, he does crystallize, but he makes the argument for obama better than obama does. he is a brill advocate, and i think he's a far better advocate when speaking for somebody else than he is on his own behalf. he is not eloquent but he is critizealizing. i did not hear a lot of crystallizing in tampa. maybe i missed it. i think crystallizing is in rare, rare supply this campaign season. >> ifill: we know what to listen tonight from both of you. and we'll be back with much more convention coverage, all that after the, news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: republicans today offered their own critical take on the democratic convention. in idell, iowa, vice presidential candidate paul ryan said tonight's main speaker former president bill clinton will try to shift attention from mr. obama's economic record. >> we're going to hear a lot of things in charlotte, but we're not going to hear a convincing argument that we're better off than we were four years ago. we're going to hear from president clinton tonight in charlotte. my guess is we'll get a great renditio
i think david is right, he does crystallize, but he makes the argument for obama better than obama does. he is a brill advocate, and i think he's a far better advocate when speaking for somebody else than he is on his own behalf. he is not eloquent but he is critizealizing. i did not hear a lot of crystallizing in tampa. maybe i missed it. i think crystallizing is in rare, rare supply this campaign season. >> ifill: we know what to listen tonight from both of you. and we'll be back with...
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do they get convinced that i'm disappointedded in obama but i trust him more? do they get persuaded that mitt romney will look out for their interests? >> i think that the obama campaign has done one thing particularly well over the past six weeks, couple of months. they kept the focus on the comparison between the president and governor romney. so the basis for making a discussion has been really comparing these two people as we know the republicans wanted to be a referendum on the economy. i just think the democrats have done a better job so far on that. >> woodruff: what about the attention? this came up in the meet the press interview with governor romney over the weekend where he was asked to explain what loopholes is is he going to cut in order to make up the money that's lost from the tax cuts. he didn't want to go in the specifics. neither has congressman ryan. how much do they really need to go into specifics? >> i think they need to be providing more specifics than they are now because they are making the story the fact that they have a plan but they
do they get convinced that i'm disappointedded in obama but i trust him more? do they get persuaded that mitt romney will look out for their interests? >> i think that the obama campaign has done one thing particularly well over the past six weeks, couple of months. they kept the focus on the comparison between the president and governor romney. so the basis for making a discussion has been really comparing these two people as we know the republicans wanted to be a referendum on the...
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and so has president obama. [cheers and applause] now -- now it's our turn to deliver, not just for the president but for our kids, for our grandkids. this election is about their education, their health care, their freedom, their dignity, their hope and their future. are we going to deliver? are we going to keep america moving forward? [audience says yes] >> are we going to hire the guy to finish the job for four more years? how many years? >> four more years! >> how many years? >> four more years. >> you got it. let's get to work, america. god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. >> ifill: that's brian schweitzer the 57-year-old second term governor of montana. everybody seems to be work on a big response and that's what we got from him. very folksy as well. next up former florida governor charlie crist. he siewz used to be a republican -- >> good evening. thank you. what an incredible night. optimism is in the air. and what an honor to be here with you to stand with president barack obama. [
and so has president obama. [cheers and applause] now -- now it's our turn to deliver, not just for the president but for our kids, for our grandkids. this election is about their education, their health care, their freedom, their dignity, their hope and their future. are we going to deliver? are we going to keep america moving forward? [audience says yes] >> are we going to hire the guy to finish the job for four more years? how many years? >> four more years! >> how many...
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we're on obama loving state. once people cast that vote for obama to set the course for another four years, thinks to going to auger for elizabeth warren very well. i think there's going to be a lot of momentum in her direction. >> reporter: when voters talk to each other is there consciousness that the senate is so site and a change of seats could mean so much to massachusetts? >> i think today it's not the case but within the final two weeks, yes. i think it's going to be very clear that the senate is in the balance and each one of these senate seats depending on how each day votes will determine whether or not there's a progressive on energy, on health care, on foreign policy or there's a very conservative member who is making those decisions. i think that's going to drive a lot of the vote in massachusetts. >> reporter: is it tough to drive turnout when a lot of people have experienced underwater mortgages, loss of equity in their homes when they've lost overtime, feeling not as wealthy as they were a couple
we're on obama loving state. once people cast that vote for obama to set the course for another four years, thinks to going to auger for elizabeth warren very well. i think there's going to be a lot of momentum in her direction. >> reporter: when voters talk to each other is there consciousness that the senate is so site and a change of seats could mean so much to massachusetts? >> i think today it's not the case but within the final two weeks, yes. i think it's going to be very...
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thank you, president obama. president obama did all this and much, much more in spite of a republican party that said it's number one goal wasn't to solve any of these problems. they said the number one goal was to stop barack obama. think about this, ladies and gentlemen, in the middle of one of greatest crisis in american history they sat on their hands and play politics. look, i was raised a republican, but i don't recognize a once proud party hijacked by extremists who driven it off the flat ernl they pretend we're living on. they spent eight years creating a colossal mess, and the last four doing almost nothing except, of course, trying to blame it on president obama. hey, pyromantic -- pyromaniacs shouldn't blame the firefighters. now mitt romney wants to go back to the bad old days that got us into this mess. he would give up everything that creates opportunity for the middle class just to pay for the massive tax breaks for those who are already very, very comfortable. romney's message is clear: in tough
thank you, president obama. president obama did all this and much, much more in spite of a republican party that said it's number one goal wasn't to solve any of these problems. they said the number one goal was to stop barack obama. think about this, ladies and gentlemen, in the middle of one of greatest crisis in american history they sat on their hands and play politics. look, i was raised a republican, but i don't recognize a once proud party hijacked by extremists who driven it off the...
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obama, and that these voters believe they are victims. they believe they are entitled to health care, to food, the housing, if you name it. he said that his job was not to worry about those people at a late night news conference, he sought to explain his comments. >> it was not elegantly stated, and i am sure i could do it more affectively than i did. >> to hear a candidate for the presidency talk about american voters in such disparaging terms is unusual. mr. romney might well have left himself open to more criticism from the obama camp. mr. romney says that he cares about all american voters. allen brooks, bbc news, washington. >> sherlock holmes has been enjoying something of a revival in recent years. but for some diehard enthusiasts, the fascination of the great detective, his long- suffering assistant, and the evil moriarty, has never waned. many have made the pilgrimage to switzerland, the final -- the final battle between holmes and moriarty. >> the character i play on the pilgrimage this year is the king of bohemia. the society h
obama, and that these voters believe they are victims. they believe they are entitled to health care, to food, the housing, if you name it. he said that his job was not to worry about those people at a late night news conference, he sought to explain his comments. >> it was not elegantly stated, and i am sure i could do it more affectively than i did. >> to hear a candidate for the presidency talk about american voters in such disparaging terms is unusual. mr. romney might well have...
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president obama, spurned on to comments by president obama. >> my expectation is that if you want to be president, you have got to work for everyone, not just for some. >> london, washington, 7:00 in the evening in beijing, where the chinese leader in waiting should rein in behavior. tensions have been running high for days. major protests in cities across china. the next communist party chief and president of the country is making his first appearance with a foreign dignitary since he dropped from public view, fueling speculation on his health or a power struggle. >> from rome, to new york, chinese communities around the globe have been aroused by the same nationalistic passion that has brought thousands onto the streets of china. a chorus of condemnation provoked by a tiny set of uninhabited islands. this is the problem facing chinese rulers. how to manage the anger poring over without provoking a backlash against the authorities. behind closed doors, the ruling communist party is finalizing its first change in leadership in decades. as the key players jockey for power, this is no
president obama, spurned on to comments by president obama. >> my expectation is that if you want to be president, you have got to work for everyone, not just for some. >> london, washington, 7:00 in the evening in beijing, where the chinese leader in waiting should rein in behavior. tensions have been running high for days. major protests in cities across china. the next communist party chief and president of the country is making his first appearance with a foreign dignitary since...
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for barack obama, the outlook is an unpredictable. forcing organizers to move his speech tonight from a football stadium into a smaller conference hall. in some ways, moving inside to and more modest than you might .enefit a president's fo americans are now looking for substance. >> let's get more now on that horrific shooting i told you about a little while ago in the french holiday resort. my colleague john is there for us now. john, when we started the program we did not have a huge amount of detail. >> we seem to know what has happened. in a remote area not far from the campsite where this family was staying, the most violent shooting took placeast night. three members of one camlet were killed. the father, the mother, and grandmother. a child was seriously injured. then remarkably, the police went to the same cannot look into the car and confirmed three dead bodies. when they came back, they found hiding under two of the bodies was a four-year old girl who was unharmed. a passing cyclist was also killed who may have been gunned d
for barack obama, the outlook is an unpredictable. forcing organizers to move his speech tonight from a football stadium into a smaller conference hall. in some ways, moving inside to and more modest than you might .enefit a president's fo americans are now looking for substance. >> let's get more now on that horrific shooting i told you about a little while ago in the french holiday resort. my colleague john is there for us now. john, when we started the program we did not have a huge...
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mousavi video president obama put out, this thing -- you saw the video president obama put up, distancing america from the film. does that help? >> it does help. it is the first time united states is taking this kind of innovative pro-active measure. in some ways, you are trying to use this when already a tidal wave has started. it is hard to stop a tidal wave. >> is there anything washington can do? >> keep engaging on an ongoing basis. not this one a crisis happens. also, when we have disagreements with pakastani, we should explain ourselves to them. we should have kept them engaged. where we see the consequences of the collapse of the relationship as we saw today, then we try to come up with these measures, and often they are good, but they are too little to late. >> is that the problem? we have a short-term policy? >> we decided we should punish them, put pressure on pakistan. well, it worked to an extent, but the consequences also public anger. >> thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> to turkey where a court convicted three military officers of attending to overthrow the governme
mousavi video president obama put out, this thing -- you saw the video president obama put up, distancing america from the film. does that help? >> it does help. it is the first time united states is taking this kind of innovative pro-active measure. in some ways, you are trying to use this when already a tidal wave has started. it is hard to stop a tidal wave. >> is there anything washington can do? >> keep engaging on an ongoing basis. not this one a crisis happens. also,...
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. >> but president obama's words have had no effect. there's been another protest today near in the u.s. embassy in the capitol. people here in this conservative religious society were already hostile to the united states. now the offensive american video has caused a surge of anger and the pakistan government has given them a national holiday to take the street. >> protest against that anti-islamic film continue in other parts of the world, including the malaysian capital. police say more than 2,000 people protested in front of the u.s. embassy. google has blocked access to clips of the u.s. produced film in malaysia. one muslim makes up 60% of the population. protests were also seen in thailand where once again, the u.s. embassy in bangkok was the focus of protest. nearly 1,000 people gathered there peacefully demonstrating about that film. in the middle east, the city of basra in southern iraq has seen large scale protest. thousands took to the street to demonstrate and burn the u.s. and israeli flag. this has been a largely peaceful
. >> but president obama's words have had no effect. there's been another protest today near in the u.s. embassy in the capitol. people here in this conservative religious society were already hostile to the united states. now the offensive american video has caused a surge of anger and the pakistan government has given them a national holiday to take the street. >> protest against that anti-islamic film continue in other parts of the world, including the malaysian capital. police...
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my colleague jeremy paxman spoke to larry summers, bill clinton 's treasury secretary and president obama's economic advisor joined us from harvard university in davis his view of how the crisis has been handled. >> larry summers, another decision date for the euro. to you think it has been well managed to? >> this is not going to be a happy chapter in monetary history. i have often compared this to the vietnam war. american policy makers always did what was necessary to avoid immediate collapse and never did what was necessary to offer a prospect of a long run solution. eventually, the policy collapsed around it. >> let me ask you, do you believe in a year's time there will still be 17 members of the eurozone? >> there cannot be any guarantees. we do not what is going to happen. we do not what political conditions are going to permit in northern europe. we do not know what will happen with respect to on certain banking systems. but i think there is a proper judgment and having made the commitment to the era, the right path forward is to try to live with it and do what is necessary to make
my colleague jeremy paxman spoke to larry summers, bill clinton 's treasury secretary and president obama's economic advisor joined us from harvard university in davis his view of how the crisis has been handled. >> larry summers, another decision date for the euro. to you think it has been well managed to? >> this is not going to be a happy chapter in monetary history. i have often compared this to the vietnam war. american policy makers always did what was necessary to avoid...
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obama can make a lot out of them, some good figures. and also, we've got another couple of months of these. so, if we say get three good months in a row, i think it's something that obama could make a great deal out of. of course, romney could make a great deal out of it if it went the other way. this is what the economist said, about even if we get good figures about how long it's going to take for the jobs market to properly recover. >> they don't get that much better until a couple of uncertainties are lifted that are facing business decision makers from hiring, and one of them being the situation in europe and the uncertainty there. that's likely to persist well into 2003. >> you have to remember the dow is doing quite nicely. >> five years. >> yeah, since 2007. >> do you ever get a little bit tired of mega launches? we've got another one today. i'm sure you've been watching it. amazon launching a new souped up kindle, which i think is supposed to challenge the tablet coming up. >> in the tablet market, this is not one you read on t
obama can make a lot out of them, some good figures. and also, we've got another couple of months of these. so, if we say get three good months in a row, i think it's something that obama could make a great deal out of. of course, romney could make a great deal out of it if it went the other way. this is what the economist said, about even if we get good figures about how long it's going to take for the jobs market to properly recover. >> they don't get that much better until a couple of...
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navy seal involved in the killing of blad goes republic and reveals one key question president obama asked. >> we asked him who was the one, and he wanted to know who it was and we wouldn't tell him. >> why not? >> it's not that hard, so it's not about who that one person was, it was about the team. >> and here in the u.k., the bomb disposal unit is called into the home of the british iraqi engineer who was killed along with family members in for instance. it's midday here in london, 7:00 in washington and half past 3:00 in the afternoon in kabul where the yudes has handed over former control of back ram prison to the afghanistan gan government. there are more than 3,000 inmates in the prison, many who are taliban fighters and terrorist suspects. they hailed the transfer as a victory for afghan sovereignty. >> president karzai has long-demanded that afghanistan take control of the prison. it would have a significant bearing on long-term afghan-u.s. relations. it was handed over at this ceremony. afghan officials calling it a proud day and a victory. the americans maintaining that bag
navy seal involved in the killing of blad goes republic and reveals one key question president obama asked. >> we asked him who was the one, and he wanted to know who it was and we wouldn't tell him. >> why not? >> it's not that hard, so it's not about who that one person was, it was about the team. >> and here in the u.k., the bomb disposal unit is called into the home of the british iraqi engineer who was killed along with family members in for instance. it's midday...
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there at the democratic convention in north carolina. >> she is the most popular obama. in obama she is offering a character nd.erence for her husba an kemiyah seen firsthand that the president does not change to you are. it reveals who you are. barack knows the american dream because he has lived it. the [cheers and applause] he wants everyone in this country to have the same opportunity no matter who we are or where we are from or what we look like or who we love. >> she recalled their hard-up but happy early years. he has known hard times just like you. >> i can honestly say that when it comes to his character and his conviction and his heart, barack obama is still the same man i fell in love with all those years ago. for barack, success is not about how much money you make. it's about the difference you make in people's lives. [cheers and applause] >> the loved it and he was walking back at the white house with the couple's daughters. earlier, democrats heard from a man some believe could be the hispanic obama. 37-yr-old mayor of san antonio julian castro. he poured
there at the democratic convention in north carolina. >> she is the most popular obama. in obama she is offering a character nd.erence for her husba an kemiyah seen firsthand that the president does not change to you are. it reveals who you are. barack knows the american dream because he has lived it. the [cheers and applause] he wants everyone in this country to have the same opportunity no matter who we are or where we are from or what we look like or who we love. >> she recalled...
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. >> that is the line that has been used by president obama himself. they do describe them as surgical tools and incest the result in minimal civilian casualties. y resultinsist the re in minimal civilian casualties'. it is impossible to carry out first hand investigations because of the presence of the army and militants. this report is a result of data gathered by independent groups. they believe that 170 our children, and that when it and e there are civilian casualties, the u.s. administration has not taken responsibility. the authors are also carrying the the legal basis of these strikes particularly when those targeted are not connected to the 9/11 attacks of the united states. >> thank you very much. still to come on gmt, relief for the british government as a court clears the way for the extradition of terrorist suspects. here in britain, police are appealing to in school teacher who has believed to run away to france with one of its pupils to do the right thing and make contact with them and th. concerns were raised before the disappearance. t
. >> that is the line that has been used by president obama himself. they do describe them as surgical tools and incest the result in minimal civilian casualties. y resultinsist the re in minimal civilian casualties'. it is impossible to carry out first hand investigations because of the presence of the army and militants. this report is a result of data gathered by independent groups. they believe that 170 our children, and that when it and e there are civilian casualties, the u.s....
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just want to bring you some breaking news coming into us here, which is a statement from president obama in which he acknowledges the death of the american ambassador christopher stevens. just from the top of that statement, he says i strongly condemn the outrageous attack of christopher stevens from benghazi. that's it for the moment. plenty to come on "bbc world news." >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. and major corporations. what can we do for you?
just want to bring you some breaking news coming into us here, which is a statement from president obama in which he acknowledges the death of the american ambassador christopher stevens. just from the top of that statement, he says i strongly condemn the outrageous attack of christopher stevens from benghazi. that's it for the moment. plenty to come on "bbc world news." >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. funding of this presentation is made possible by the...
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>>james: this is a look at obama's vs romney. this is an associated press poll >> we're calling to take a break. the will be back with some more and a moment. why w >>james: national is-- news. the loss angeles chief is an on trial for killing his wife. police did not find the body for quite some time because he will his wife's body for days. the trial is expected to continue today in >> and the founder of a national charity for use-- youths, he has been charged with sexually abused of several children. >> and in chicago teachers have agreed to get back to work. teachers union representative says that it has not solved all of the problems appeared. in >> cancellations of american airlines flights have rocketed this week. this is due to a number of factors including pilots calling in sick appeared >> no flights and are out of san francisco have been canceled in pin >> here is a live look at the toll plaza. traffic is on the rise. we'll be right back. james and james gammon >>james: nasa has just had the space shuttle endeavor take
>>james: this is a look at obama's vs romney. this is an associated press poll >> we're calling to take a break. the will be back with some more and a moment. why w >>james: national is-- news. the loss angeles chief is an on trial for killing his wife. police did not find the body for quite some time because he will his wife's body for days. the trial is expected to continue today in >> and the founder of a national charity for use-- youths, he has been charged with...
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call or go online now. [♪...] >>> president obama kept his promises. he promised to end the war in iraq. and he has, and our heroes have come home. he promised to end the war in afghanistan responsibly and he is and our heroes are coming home. he promised to focus like a laser on al qaeda and he has. and our forces have eliminated more of its leadership in the last three years than in all the eight years that came before. and -- and after more -- after more than ten years without justice for thousands of americans murdered on 9/11, after mitt romney said it would be naive to go into pakistan to pursue the terrorists. it took president obama against the advice of many to give that order and finally rid this earth of osama bin laden. and osama bin laden if he is better off now than he was four years ago. >> senator john kerry on stage tonight. now back to president obama's speech. >> i don't know what party these men and women belong to. i don't know if they'll vote for me. but i know that their spirit defines us. they remind me in the words of scripture
call or go online now. [♪...] >>> president obama kept his promises. he promised to end the war in iraq. and he has, and our heroes have come home. he promised to end the war in afghanistan responsibly and he is and our heroes are coming home. he promised to focus like a laser on al qaeda and he has. and our forces have eliminated more of its leadership in the last three years than in all the eight years that came before. and -- and after more -- after more than ten years without...